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SuDoc Classification Practice Change for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearings
May 05, 2008
Effective immediately, GPO will cease using cutter numbers on the Hearings issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House):SuDoc Y 4.G 74/7:Item nos. 1016-A (P), 1016-B (MF)GPO will use the serial number that is on the Hearing as the suffix for the SuDoc class. This new procedure is consistent with the classification numbers assigned to other…
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Summary of Comments on Harvesting Sample
April 29, 2008
GPO appreciates the input from the 78 respondents who reviewed and submitted comments on the processing of the 300 publications from the results of the EPA Pilot Project. This sample was processed to allow GPO to determine workflow and staffing implications as well as to estimate the amount of time that would be required to process all the publications acquired during the…
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SSA’s 2007 Red Book
April 22, 2008
The Social Security Administration's 2007 Red Book, A Summary Guide to Employment Support for Individuals with Disabilities under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs, Part 1 of 2 and Part 2 of 2, was issued on shipping list 2008-0005-S.There was an error on the shipping list. The shipping list should have read "Part 1 and…
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U.S. Code, 2006 Edition
April 21, 2008
Volumes of the 2006 edition of the U.S. Code (Y 1.2/5: item no. 0991-A) are beginning to arrive in GPO's Library Services unit and are being prepared for shipment.Volume 1 (Organic Laws, Title 1 to Title 5) is being prepared for shipment on Shipping List 2008-0021-S. Stock for Volume 2 (Title 5 to Title 7) has just been received in our warehouse and will be prepared for…
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2006 U.S. Code
April 21, 2008
Volumes of the 2006 edition of the U.S. Code (Y 1.2/5: item no. 0991-A) are beginning to arrive and are being prepared for shipment to Federal depository libraries under:Item Number: 0991-AClass: Y 1.2/5:Shipping List:Volume 1 (Organic Laws, Title 1 to Title 5): 2008-0021-SVolume 2 (Title 5 to Title 7): TBDStock for Volume 2 has just been received in our warehouse and…
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Converting the Historic GPO Shelflist
April 10, 2008
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announcement that Progressive Technology Federal Systems, Inc. (PTFS) of Bethesda, Maryland has been selected to assist GPO with the process to convert the historic GPO shelflist. This contract, a one-year project with four option years, will convert approximately 600,000 cards in the historic card catalog, covering…
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Job Opening: Supervisory Content Acquisitions Librarian
April 08, 2008
GPO is currently recruiting for a Supervisory Content Acquisitions Librarian. This position is in Library Technical Information Services located in the Central Office, Washington, D.C.The Supervisory Acquisitions Librarian serves as the librarian/specialist for acquiring materials in all formats for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the Cataloging and…
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Depository Distribution Announcements
April 02, 2008
Separates:Depository Distribution is working with the UPS Account Manager to resolve some minor issues in regard to the UPS small package contract. The shipping list number for "Separates" will appear on the label. This will be amended soon. One "separate" has been processed under the new contract. The "separate" items you have received bearing a UPS label belong to…
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GPO Cataloging Practice Change
March 28, 2008
The U.S. Government Printing Office is modifying a cataloging practice for serial titles. This change will impact fields of the MARC cataloging record. Staff will now be using the 776 MARC field to link records for serial titles in various formats. The use of the 780/785 MARC field will not be used, as was past practice, unless one version actually is discontinued and is…
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MARC Cataloging Practice Change for Serial Titles
March 28, 2008
The U.S. Government Printing Office is modifying a cataloging practice for serial titles. This change will impact fields of the MARC cataloging record. Staff will now be using the 776 MARC field to link records for serial titles in various formats. The use of the 780/785 MARC field will not be used, as was past practice, unless one version actually is discontinued and is…
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